The Dangers of Slowplaying

[Washman]

A thread highlighting the dangers of slowplaying a monster. I'll start it off with this hand, and for a change its not me making the mistake!! Texas Hold'em $600-$1200 NL (real money), hand #T4-94011753-95 Tournament 49100718 Table Palm Springs, 15 Apr 2009 9:35 PM Seat 5: balls_tither ($385 in chips) Seat 6: ant1966 ($5760 in chips) Seat 7: Spitvenom1 ($9785 in chips) Seat 8: PLWashy3 [ :Th:,:Kh: ] ($8570 in chips) Seat 9: CHEEKYFACE63 ($10000 in chips) ANTES/BLINDS ant1966 posts blind ($300), Spitvenom1 posts blind ($600). PRE-FLOP PLWashy3 bets $1200, CHEEKYFACE63 folds, balls_tither calls $385, and is all-in, ant1966 folds, Spitvenom1 calls $600. FLOP [board cards :Jh:,:Js:,:9h: ] Spitvenom1 checks, PLWashy3 checks. TURN [board cards :Jh:,:Js:,:9h:,:Qh: ] Spitvenom1 checks, PLWashy3 checks. RIVER [board cards :Jh:,:Js:,:9h:,:Qh:,:2d: ] Spitvenom1 bets $1200, PLWashy3 bets $4200, Spitvenom1 bets $7385, and is all-in, PLWashy3 calls $3170, and is all-in. SHOWDOWN Spitvenom1 shows [ :9c:,:Jc: ] PLWashy3 shows [ :Th:,:Kh: ] balls_tither shows [ :Jd:,:8d: ] Spitvenom1 wins $1215. PLWashy3 wins $17825. SUMMARY Dealer: balls_tither Pot: $19040 balls_tither loses $385 ant1966 loses $300 Spitvenom1 bets $9785, collects $1215, net -$8570 PLWashy3 bets $8570, collects $17825, net $9255 CHEEKYFACE63 loses $0 balls_tither finishes in place 5 and wins $0

[Samba_SamPa]

Re: Slowplay mistakes Not sure it was a "mistake"? He's flopped the nuts and wants to let you catch up. With him having a Jack it's unlikely you have one and you wouldn't be chucking chips everywhere if you had a 9, so he is probably hoping you have 2 hearts and a third comes on the turn or river. When it does come he doesn't want to bet out in case you weren't on a flush draw and hopes you take a stab at the pot. Then when river comes he has to at least make an effort at getting some chips off you - just unlucky that the one card that would improve your hand past his was the heart that came.